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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-17
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The excellence, skill and attractive
styles Of the new White Gaps, Gross
Country and Latest English Cigarettes.
All extra fine. Sold by oil ftst-class
desleIs.-Kinney Tobacco o., New
Nark
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22
The New Culture.

Bowdoin has a summer school for the
study of science at Mount Hermon, Dwight
l.. Moody has summer school for the study
Of the Bible, and now Harvard proposes for
next summer a school for physical training.
The system Of physical training which has
been developed at Harvard has been adopted
at more than one hundred other schools and
colleges in the country. Cornell, Lehigh,
Johns Hopkins, Boston University, Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania, Baverford, Wellesley,
Smith, Tufts, Amherst, Strathmore, Vassar,
Bowdoin, Bryn Mawr, and Obelin are the
most prominent institutions which have
adopted it, This sudden and novel depart
ure from the old methods of education has
created demand for class of professors
with training altogether different from that
enjoyed by the members of most college fac
ulties. The professor of physical training
must not be merely an athlete. He must
have a thorough knowledge of the human
body, Of the vital organs as well as the mus
cles, and he must understand how much
strain those organs will stand as well as
what forms Of exercise are needed to devel-
op certain muscles. He is TO take the college
boy or school boy, whose sudden growth has
left weak muscles and scraggy form, and
build him into strong and compact man.
And this must be done so gradually and sys-
tematically that there may result none of
those accidents to limbs or arrangements of
heart or lungs that have done so much to
prejudice gymnasiums in popular estimation.
The Harvard school, which has undertaken
to supply this sudden demand for professors
Of physical training, will require that before
the student can take full certificate from
the school, he must procure degree from
some medical college in regular standing.
The promises of a school of this sort are
very great. Athletics, as the word is popu-
larly understood, may not need any encour-
agement in American colleges. Time enough
is certainly given to base ball, boating and
foot ball. But whatever benefits result
from these sports are indirect. The nine
men of the college base ball team get excel
lent physical training, so do the eleven men
of the foot ball team, and the few men who
are trained to furnish the four or eight men
for the college crew. The rest Of the stu
dents have, until this new system began to
be applied, received only the physical train
ing which example or their own inclination
led them to take. Vastly different will be
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22

near that of the uncle and succeeded so well
that in year or so he was able to buy his
uncle out. His fortune grew rapidly. He
never misapplied so much as cent. Every
penny was precious i'll his eyes. Money
making became his mania; wealth his one
desire. On certain occasion, after much
talk, he persuaded a man to let him have a
fifty cent article for forty cents. why is
il" asked friend, that a man of your
great wealth should want to add few cents
like that to his fortune?' 1.-THE pleasure of
possession, sir; the pleasure Of possession"
was his reply. This shrewd, stingy man was
Johns Hopkins. His business foresight was
almost an inspiration. He never lost money
in an investment. He saw the future of the
Baltimore y Ohio road. He bought largely of
Its stock. This brought him in close relation
ship with John W. Garrett The two became
nrm friends. They were the money powers
OF Baltimore. 1t was more than to anything
else due to John w. Garrett that Johns Hop
klns used his millions for the establishment
of university and hospital to bear his
name. This benefaction is in many, if not
all, respects, greater in amount and results
than any other munifcence in the history of
this country To the university he gave IT.,
500 shares Of the common stock of the Balti-
more & Ohio road and his large estate at
Clifton Just outside the city limits, an en-
dowment worth over $3,000000. To the hos
pital he gave thirteen acres of magnifcently
situated ground on Broadway, and bonds and
property worth $4,000,000 more. The hospi-
tai, on which So, COG, 600 has already been ex-
pended, will be the largest and finest build
ing OF its kind in the world
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22

the results of system which in the college
makes an intelligent examination of the
physical condition and needs of each stu
dent, and prescribes exactly the kind and
amount of exercise required. The result of
this will be to raise the standard of physical
ability in the whole body of students, who
are to be the business, professional and pub
lie men of the future
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22

The st. John Telegraph takes very
gloomy view of the situation regarding the
fisheries, declaring that if the President en-
forces the non-intercourse act 1--WE are face
to face with an international crisis of the
grayest character" FROM which war itself
must in time result" Nonsense Less than
five million Canadians will never attack fifty
million neighbors; and England will not 60
to war with her best and strongest friend
Canada will simply leave off her foolish at
tempt to force open our markets, and all
will be as serene as when she went off with
that five million dollars Of award few
years ago.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22

Mayor Hewitt of New York is credited
with fayoring the passage Of bin to allow
New York liquor saloons to open Sunday af-
temoons for the sale of beer and the lighter
drinks. Hewitt started in well as reform
er, but it looks as if bad company had begun
TO contaminate him. 1t would be difficult to
conceive of measure that would do more
harm in the metropolis than this.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22

Eighty years ago an awkward, ungainly
country boy was keeping store for his uncle
IN Anne Arundel County, about forty miles
from Baltimore. He was shrewd and atten-
tive. He made more money out of the store
than his uncle had ever done. When he was
twenty-four his uncle asked him if he would
like to go into business for himself. He re-
piled that he did not have money enough.
His uncle offered to start him. The result
was that the young man took q warehouse
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22

Carter Harrison is out in card declining
denomination for Mayor of Chicago, but
nobody puts any faith in it. Harrison is the
prince of demagogues, and his ieclination is
simply trick to make it appear that a nomi-
nation which he has already practically cap
tured by working for it, is thrust upon him
AGAINST his will.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22

Halifax win celebrate the Queens jubilee
by putting three thousand dollars into
School of Design, and five thousand into
grand iollitication." The Blue-noses had
better put the larger sum into the School of
Design. The effects of that will be lasting,
while it is to be hoped that the effects of the
jollifcation will not.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22

III the high license bill now before the
Pennsylvania Legislature becomes law the
man who takes drink in saloon will have
to do so in full view of the public, for screens,
shutters, ground or colored glass, or any
thing else that may obstruct the view from
the sidewalk into the saloon is prohibited.
The saloon keeper can't escape the difficulty
by moving his saloon up stairs. for the bill
expressly declares that all saloons must be on
the ground floor
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22

When political offender goes to prison in
the lord mayors carriage, enters the portals
leaning on the arm of an archbishop of the
church, and escorted by the cheering popu-
lace of a great city, as did Father Keller, in
Dublin, last week, it is time for even an I'M
reasonable British Tory to wonder if there is
not something wrong about the form of gov
eminent.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22

The President is having deal of trouble
to complete the interstate commerce com
mission. The law provides that two of the
commissioners at least shall be Republicans.
Three Democrats have been secured in the
persons Of Judge Cooley of Michigan, Hon.
w. r. Morrison of Illinois, and Gen. Bragg
of Alabama. Judge Cooley is undoubtedly
in every way well qualified for the position.
Morrison and Bragg are not conspicuous for
their general ability nor for fitness for the
particular work of this commission they
will fill the Office fairly WELL and that is all.
Undoubtedly, all things considered, the best
man in the East whose name has been mem
toned in connection with the commission
was Mr.. Charles p. Clark, lately President Of
New York & New England railroad, but his
election to the Presidency of the New York
q New Haven railroad, much more lucra-
tive and congenial berth, put him out of the
question. Ex-Gov. Robinson and the Hon.
w. w. Grape of Massachusetts,, both of
whom have been offered places on the COM
mission and both Of whom have declined,
would have proved efficient members. One
trouble is that the pay of the commissioners
is not large enough to enlist the best ability.
The work will consume mars whole time
and is full Of perplexities, and most Of the
men who could perform it creditably can
make more money and get fully as much
glory out Of something else
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22

Cleveland beats the combined record Of all
the Presidents on vetoes, All the vetoes of
the chief magistrates from Washington to
Arthur inclusive numbered 1906 while at the
close of the Forty-ninth Congress Cleve-
lands footed up 1872.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22

Rumor has it that De Lessons has traded
of two-iifths interest in his Isthmus ditch
to the German government. Ii it be true,
then De Lesseps can fairly claim that he has
hoodwinked the willy German chancellor.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22
TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH %.

We do MOT read anonymous letters and commun
cations. The name and address Of the writer are
il all cases Indispensable, not necessarily tor pub
,ication but as guarantee Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22

no more sunrise and sunset guns at the
military posts of this republic because there
Is no money for buying the powder. This
Will make sunrises and sunsets come cheap
er to the people.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22

An Official declaration concerning the plot
to assassinate the Gar is likely to contain
more falsehood than truth.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22

A st. Louis gentleman who says he has no
special connection with the Credit Foncer
asks us to undo the wrong that the PRESS
has done by publishing the letters
from Parson Eaton and other colonists
wusaye escaped from Topolobampo which
tiers he says, are Misrepresentation. The
gentleman aforesaid sends us a circular with
= .ters alleged to be signed by number of
the colonists, setting forth that Topolobampo
is notso bad a place as Mr.. Eaton has repre-
sentated. We most respectfully decline to
publish these letters. We have no proof
that they were ever signed by the persons
whose names are appended For aught we
know to the contrary, every signature might
have bven-a affixed in New York. We have
no doubt that Mr.. Eaton and Mr. Fletcher
and Mr.. Hawkins have told the exact truth
about the Sinaloa colony and its condition.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22

nor sALE-Crams Township and Railroad
Il Pocket maps (indexed) Of every state and
territory In the onion, sent postpaid % any ad
dress on receipt Of twenty-five cents. PEOPLES
PUBLISHING CO.. 1l41a Exchange street, Port
land Maine. 1911
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22
LESSONS OF THE BUFFALO FIRE.

Buffalo is stirred up on the question of put
ting the telegraph and other wires under
ground. 1t has good reason to be after the
experience at the burning of the Richmond
Hotel. A committee of the common council
is to visit New York and other cities to re-
port upon the best conduit system for under
ground wires 1t is not an easy problem, but
the committe will have the advantage of the
investigations of other commissions. Butfa-
10 appears to be equally in need of proper
fire escapes This is something that every
hotel should be supplied with, and it needs
no commission to act on this matter. If the
Richmond Hotel had been properly supplied
in this respect, fewer lives would have been
lost last Friday
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22
FEMALE HELP.

VVTANTED-A competent American woman
w for general homework on a farm in the
country; family Of five. Address G. b. BROOKS.
Alfred, Me. 21I
yNTANTED-Girl for general house work on
w Diamond Island. Apply Saturday evening
at No. 10 GREEN STREET. 1871
WANTED - An intelligent Amereal girl 10
w de-the homework in a family Of hyei must
be good washer and irOner. Apply at No. 61
ATLANTIC STREET. lG-l
VNANTED-By q middle aged American
w woman, place as working hOusekeeper IN
widOwer's family. or to take care OF children. Al
dress NJ. T., Box 500, Campeila, Mass. 15.4
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22

NOR HALE-One second hand IL Horse
IL Power Engine and Boiler with all the fittings
BIDDEFORD STOVE FOUNDRY, BiddefOrd
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22
lie FOREST HILLS DISASTER.
ST. I,onis Glohe- Den,ocrat

The theory of the Massachusetts railroad
commissioners that the Forest Hill accident
bridge, and that "the bridge went down as
the result Of the accident to the train," is a
novel one, to say the least Of it. If such a
rule of discrimination. is to be observed in
such cases, then it will be necessary here
after, we suppose, to construct and operate
cars with view to the protection of bridges
instead of so building bridges as to insure
safety to the cars. The commissioners
should have added, by the way, that it was
not the terrible plunge into the river which
killed and wounded SO many Of the paSsen-
gers, but the fact that they stopped so sud-
denly when they reached the water.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22

ENOUND-The finest hair cutter In Portland
IN can be found at Rollins Barber Shop No
MYRTLE street; he makes fine work q specially.
Call for 10. BUSHWAY. 1871
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22

INOR sALE-One of the best drug stores in
Il Maine; growing town, no old stock, all new
goods, hne location good reason ior selling; for
further Information, call on j. w. PERKINS q
90 16-2
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22

IIOUND-At Cumberland Han, Cor. Lafayette
IL St., aplace for a social dance, and good
duced. Dances every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday evenings to begin this evening. Ladies
free. 1871
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22
WANTED.
Lost AND FOUND.

nUR customers to know that we have removed
W 70 Nos. 121 and 1913 Middle street, corner
Church, Thompson Block. ,,,,., I. -.
mar12du j. L. LEWIS y GU.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22
CURRENT coMMENT.
AN EARLY SPRING ON THE PENoBscoT.

AN EARLY SPRING ON THE PENoBscoT.
Bangor Whig
Some workmen in Orono, having moved a
building to a new location, found it necessary
to dig holes in the ground that the building
might be set upon posts and were surprised
to find there was no frost at all in the ground
covered as it was with snow. The boys who
want to go fishing were glad to see that lots
of angle worms were found within an inch
of the surface. This condition of the ground
seems quite favorable to a large grass crop
the coming season.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22
RUDDYGORE.

Tickets now on sale mt Stock
bridges Music store.
mar21 div
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22
mALE HELP.


yXyANTED-Ana active man with five hundred
w dollars to take charge Of the business OF an
old established New York house In this state
Address H., Press ONCE. lU-l
business WANTED-A young man cap
ID able Of taking entire charge Of books or
stock desires 10 invest So COO IN some good busl-
ness that can show fair profit and can be IN
creased. T.. Il. s.. Press Once III
"ANrED-Ay young man Of good address
w with large amount Of Push. To the right
party good opportunity Is offered. Address,
with references which must be A 1. WHEEL
OCK, Box 1879 p. o., Portland 171
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22

GKAND BONANZA FOR AGENTS
N Something everybody can sell so needed II
sells at sight. 5000 Agents wanted at once 10 sell
the Climax Sewing Machine Spring Address C
W. PARSONS, No. Windham, Me- I5-2
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22
AGENTS WANTED.

"ANTED-Live agents to sell the Baby Bur
w glar Alarm; viii protect you from thieves
and tramps; cheap and durable. Address or ap-
ply TO, f. C.SMITH, u s. Hotel. City. 16-1
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22
The Founder of Johns Hopkins.

Number of miles saved by short line. .......t
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-22
FOR SALE.
For Sale or To Let.


E,OR RENT-A well furnished house on one
III the best streets, In western part Of city.
Possession given about April LIST. BENJAMIN
SHAW, 4S12 Exchange street. 1G-1
, 1887-10-07

Coy, and who occupied the cell adjoining
the one from which the quartette escaped
does not deny that he was well aware of
the operations of Jones, who was I'M
doubtedly the leader of the outbreak.
Watson says that the time of the me-
chanic and burglar was occupied for an
entire week in severing the triangular piece
of iron or steel which was used in the
manufacture Of an inprovised slung. shot.
The work on the ceiling proper was com
pleted in a week and could have been
done in much less time.
Work was vigorously prosecuted dur
ing the day, though the operator was oft
times interrupted by the presence of visi-
tors, officials and the inquisitive kid
held for the burglary of the residence at
the five mile ranch. The boy upon sew
eral occasions suspected that the men we're
working" on the cells, but could never
observe n circumstance to justify his
ideas upon the subject,
Watson anticipates an honorable ac-
quittal upon the occasion of his trial and
did not desire to leave his cell and take
the chances of a recapture. Jones iu-
formed his neighbors upon numerous &C.
casiOns that he could, if allowed to work
uninterruptedly for two hours saw a pas
sage between the two cells. 1t is said that
both Watson and Everets objected to this.
The four men who escaped told the in
mates of the next cell that they intended
dccamping about the 18th of October, but
Mccoy posted his friend Watson as to the
exact hour of their departure. Watson
admits that he is still loyal to Mccoy and
says that nothing could have forced him
to inform the officials of the operations Of
the plotters. He SCOTS at the theory of
outside aid and says hat during the pro-
gress OF the Mccoy trial, both himself
and the Texas desperate were offered SIX
shooters by friends who visited them. He
believes that Mccoy left his companions
so soon as the party reached the suburbs
of the city, but declaims all knowledge as
to the direction taken by the killer of
Gum.
, 1887-10-07
The Last Lecture.

The final lecture of Prof. Alexander,
the phrenologist, at Library hall last even.
ing was a pleasant and instructive enter
tainment and was well attended. He is
the only platform speaker who ever held
the attention of an audience in this city.
The professors subject was Love, Court.
ship, Marriage and Jealousy" The
topics were thoroughly discussed and well
handled.
At the conclusion of his lecture Mr..
Alexander selected two handsome young
ladies from the audience-Misses Moore
and Curtis. HI measured their craniums,
discovered bumps and told their charac
t~eristics, temperaments, likes, dislikes,
etc. The speaker then selected two gen.
tlemen from the audience suited for the
ladies. This portion of the evening
performance ere Ited a great deal of mirth
and laughter. Prof. Alexander will
leave for Laramie to-day or o-morrow.
, 1887-10-07
THE GREAT JOHNSON FAIR.
Biggest Agricultural Display Ever
Seen In the Territory.

The finest agricultural display l ever
saw ia my life l saw at the johnson
county fair" said Nh. @. P. Organ, who
has lust returned from Buffalo. Il have
attended fairs at Denver, Greeley and
Collins, but none of them were worthy of
mention in the same breath. 1t was the
best l ever saw and a man must have
seen it to appreciate It."
A boxfull of potatoes, corn and onions
was brought from Buffalo by Mr.. Organ
and placed on exhibition at Draper, Organ
q Co.'S store where it attracted a great
deal of attention yesterday. The exhibition
certainly gave wonderful evidences of
johnson county's great agricultural re-
sources.
Judging from appearances Mr.. Organ
thinks it will simply be a question of
money alone that will prevent the extern
sion of the Cheyenne & Northern into
johnson county next season. The Union
Pacific officials realize the rich country
that will be tapped and their surveys are
almost entirely completed. Buffalo is in
fine condition Jas it is but Mr.. Organ
thinks the arrival of the Cheyenne &
Northern will make every acre of land for
miles around the town worth from $40 to
$50 or more per acre. Geo. 7. Beck's
new brick -four mill has a capacity of 100
barrels of -four a day, and the same gentle
man is completing arrangements to intro
duce the electric light into Buffalo.
The people of johnson county sur
prised themselves in their own displays at
the fair as they certainly opened the eyes
of all visitors.
, 1887-10-07
THE EXCURSION.
Two Hundred Real Estate Buyers to
Arrive This Evening.

The lot sale excursionists will reach
Cheyenne at 1870 o'clock this morning.
To-day they will inspect the city, visit
points of interest and attend the circus.
Tomorrow the visitors will invest in the
realty to be disposed of at auction com
mencing at 10 o'clock a. m.
Mr.. John Hess, Cheyenne representa-,
tive of the managers of the enterprise,
received teleprams instructing him tc
secure first-class accommodations for 2OC
people. The prospective investors hal.
from Nebraska principally. Large dele.
cations from Lincoln, Kearney, Omaha,
North Platte, Holdredge and Sidney will
be present.
Though there will be no attempt at a
public recep ton, the citizens will hospita,
bly, entertain the visitors and treat them
cordially. Many OF the excursionists
will doubtlessly eventually settle in Chey.
enne if they are favorably impressed with
the city and the people.
A large party of Colorado realty dealers
will arrive from Denver this evening for
the purpose of attending the sale to-mor-
row.
Every visitor come sprepared to invest.
Let them be encouraged by the citizens,
who will be the ultimate gamers.
, 1887-10-07
..PIay Another q,

Billy Cooper. who was considered a
pretty tough customer generally in this
city several years ago, came ove from
Laramie the other day. Cooper is a good
natured genius, but tondly imagines that
he is a ~''scrapper'' in all that the term
implies. He has probably participated II
500 saloon brawls and has never failed to
finish a fight with a black eye or two.
On one occasion the "slugger'' insisted
upon coaching a couple of gentlemen who
were playing pool in a Laramie billiard
hall. One of them finally lost his temper
and struck the meddler a terrific blow,
knocking him under the pool table. When
Cooper recovered consciousness he blandly
inquired of his punisher: Play another
pamn2i'